The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-10-12
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM LoWNDEs.
WILLIE.
Watermelon Seed in the Windpipe..'
A Burnt HOuSe.--A Hard story Ol
Two OH DOctOrS-..PersOnalS

LowNDEsv1LLE, Oct. 10, 1887.
Planter are making things tell this fine
weather.
The crops OF being rapidly gathered.
The public gins are now on double duty.
And the cotton as soon as 1t is put in market
able shape is being sold.
On last Saturday there were considerably
over one hundred bales, that exchanged
hands here.
During last week the price ranged from 81
to SM cents per pound.
Mr. J. II. Latiiner living near Abbeville e.
H., WAS In our midst q day or two last week.
Miss Fannie Brooker Of Spartanburg spent
several days visiting friends here.
Mrs. Richard, of Anderson &. H., spent last
week with her friend, Mrs. j. b. Franks.
Miss Johnnie and Master Foster Speer went
to Anderson for Il short visit last week.
Mr.. Yes Bells little girl, Daisy, some time
last year swallowed watermelon seed, and
Mr. j. j. johnson attended court at Ander-
son E.. H., for q day or two last week, us Il
witness He is now suffering from rheuma-
tiSm.
\ few day ago while assisting to raise a
house on Mr.. ]. b. Franks place, John Degra-
tinreid, colored, cut his knee pretty badly. 1t
was dressed by DR.. Franks, and he went on
his way rejoicing.
Some of our boys took fox hunt on last
Mondty night. They did not however, even
strike q tail. Not much fun In that.
AS our town Is daily growing in importance,
there is one change that ought for several rea.
sons to take place. | refer to the thoughtleSS
habit OF storefrequenters, sitting upon the
counters. This Is priIneral practice OF
ance here would give To visitors, from other
towns, more exalted opinion of ours.
On last Thursday colored woman living
on Mrs. {. y. Huckabee's place, had her house
singular fatality or "cussedncSs" seems to at.
tend this woman, as several years ago, she
had her house and two children burned on
the same place.
NT oIi vol hog lief foc.
torily ginncd cotton for the public, has sold
out his ginniDgl interests to Mr.. w. +. Sea-
wright.
days last week, we are glad to note that she Is
considerably better, and IN lair way 10 re-
cover.
Mrs. Williams, of Tennessee is now on, a
visit to her sister Mrs. j. p. Young, where she
expects to spend sometime.
We were glad to see Mrs. Marion Latimer,
of Anderson {. H., among the worshippers at
the Methodist church on yesterday. She Is
here on a short visit to relatives and friends,
then on to Atlanta, Ga, to attend the Expo
sitiOn, at that place.
Mrs. Sue Mccullough living near here a
short time back, was milking, and the COW
This lady after suffering intensely 70: some
time, lost the sight of one Of her eyes:
The Savannah side of this state, has pro.
duced some notable characters, and among
them there are none whose fame (?) will fol.
low them for longer period than two NJ. DIS
who "fourished" II few miles from here, Il few
years ago. l will mention but one each of
their exploits which will entitle them to
rank among the benefactors of their kind.
The one found in his practice, child minus
q backbone. He went 20 work, made one, put
it in, and it operated all right. The other,
had patient a young, man. afflicted with an
enlargement OF the liver lie opened the
young man, took out his liver, trimmed it
down TO its proper size, washed and replaced
it, and the patient recovered and lived for
wears. "Hurrah for our side" What pity
that such men should ever wear out or
de Unfortunately for the human race these
SkIlful practitioners died before their entire
mechanical formation of mankind was effect
ed. Two more things that / cannot fully
vouch for. do not believe more than half of
them. DO you? TROUPE.